The quality of life of women volunteering as live-related kidney donors in India.
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ABSTRACT
Background. Women outnumber men 61 as live-related donors in our renal transplant programme. Women donors in developing regions are often illiterate and unemployed. This study was done to assess the change in quality of life of women who donate kidneys. Methods. We prospectively studied 73 consecutive women volunteering as live-related kidney donors over a 6-month period using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief (WHO QoL Bref) Questionnaire and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Each woman was interviewed 2 weeks before and 6 months after kidney donation. Results. There was a significant improvement in all the domains, namely physical (p=0.0001), psychological (p<0.0001), social relationship (p=0.037) and environment (p<0.0001) of the WHO QoL Bref questionnaire. Donors who were mothers had a greater improvement in all 4 domains than donors with other relationships. There was a significant decrease in the depression score (p<0.0001), but no change in the anxiety scores (p=0.065) following kidney donation. All donors would donate again, if possible. Conclusion. In live-related women kidney donors, quality of life improves and depression scores decline after kidney donation.
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Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica
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Calidad de Vida
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Estudios Prospectivos
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Trasplante de Riñón
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Estadísticas no Paramétricas
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Adulto
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Donadores Vivos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Investigación cualitativa
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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